TV SportsWatch
Thursday, Oct. 18
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m., FSN — Houston at SMU
9 p.m., ESPN — Oregon at Arizona St.
EXTREME SPORTS
11 p.m., NBCSN — Dew Tour, Toyota City Championships, at San Francisco
GOLF
2 p.m., TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, first round, at St. Simons Island, Ga.
5 p.m., TGC — Web.com Tour, Jacksonville Open, first round, at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (same-day tape)
1:30 a.m., TGC — European PGA Tour, Perth International, second round, at Perth, Australia
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
4 p.m., TBS — ALCS, game 5, New York at Detroit (if necessary)
7:30 p.m., FOX — NLCS, game 4, San Francisco at St. Louis
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., TNT — Preseason, Boston at Brooklyn.
NFL FOOTBALL
8 p.m., NFL — Seattle at San Francisco
PREP FOOTBALL
8 p.m., ESPN2 — Deland (Fla.) at Sandalwood (Fla.)
ON TAP
Thursday, Oct. 18
CROSS COUNTRY
Cleveland (JV) in Front Runner (at Baylor), 4:30
SOCCER
Lee (W) at Emory, 7
District 5-AAA Tournament
Championship match (at home of higher seed), TBA
VOLLEYBALL
Lee at Shorter, 7
TSSAA Sectionals
Bradley Central at Columbia Central, TBA
Siegel at Ooltewah, 7
Friday, Oct. 19
FOOTBALL
Cleveland at Bradley Central, 7:30
Walker Valley at Rhea County, 7:30
South Pittsburg at Polk County, 7:30
McMinn County at Soddy-Daisy, 7:30
Stone Memorial at McMinn Central, 7:30
Sequoyah at Loudon, 7:30
Sweetwater at Bledsoe County, 7:30
Tellico Plains at Meigs County, 7:30
Ooltewah has a bye
Saturday, Oct. 20
CROSS COUNTRY
Middle School State Championship in Knoxville, TBA
SOCCER
Southern Weselyan at Lee (W), 2
Southern Wesleyan at Lee (M), 3:30
baseball
Postseason Baseball Glance
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
American League
All games televised by TBS
Detroit 3, New York 0
Saturday, Oct. 13: Detroit 6, New York 4, 12 innings
Sunday, Oct. 14: Detroit 3, New York 0
Tuesday, Oct. 16: Detroit 2, New York 1
Wednesday, Oct. 17: New York at Detroit, ppd., rain
Thursday, Oct. 18: New York (Sabathia 15-6) at Detroit (Scherzer 16-7), 4:07 p.m.
x-Friday, Oct. 19, New York (Pettitte 5-4) at Detroit (Fister 10-10), TBA
x-Saturday, Oct. 20: Detroit at New York, 8:07 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 21: Detroit at New York, 8:15 p.m.
National League
All games televised by Fox
St. Louis 2, San Francisco 1
Sunday, Oct. 14: St. Louis 6, San Francisco 4
Monday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 7, St. Louis 1
Wednesday, Oct. 17: St. Louis 3, San Francisco 1
Thursday, Oct. 18: San Francisco (Lincecum 10-15 or Zito 15-8) at St. Louis (Wainwright 14-13), 8:07 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:07 p.m.
x-Sunday, Oct. 21: St. Louis at San Francisco, 4:45 p.m.
x-Monday, Oct. 22: St. Louis at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m.
WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
All games televised by Fox
Wednesday, Oct. 24: at National League (n)
Thursday, Oct. 25: at National League (n)
Saturday, Oct. 27: at American League (n)
Sunday, Oct. 28: at American League (n)
x-Monday, Oct. 29: at American League (n)
x-Wednesday, Oct. 31: at National League (n)
x-Thursday, Nov. 1: at National League (n)
basketball
WNBA Playoff Glance
(x-if necessary)
FINALS
(Best-of-5)
Indiana 1, Minnesota 1
Sunday, Oct. 14: Indiana 76, Minnesota 70
Wednesday, Oct. 17: Minnesota 83, Indiana 71
Friday, Oct. 19: Minnesota at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21: Minnesota at Indiana, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, Oct. 24: Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll
The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2011-12 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Indiana (21) 27-9 761 13
2. Louisville (5) 30-10 738 4
3. Kentucky (5) 38-2 718 1
4. Ohio State 31-8 617 3
5. Michigan 24-10 605 22
6. N.C. State 24-13 581 20
7. Kansas 32-7 563 2
8. Duke 27-7 516 14
9. Syracuse 34-3 502 5
10. Florida 26-11 422 9
11. Arizona 23-12 411 —
12. North Carolina 32-6 401 6
13. UCLA 19-14 396 —
14. Michigan State 29-8 391 7
15. Creighton 29-6 325 21
16. Memphis 26-9 307 —
17. Missouri 30-5 289 11
18. Baylor 30-8 266 8
19. UNLV 26-9 203 —
20. San Diego State 26-8 196 —
21. Wisconsin 26-10 191 12
22. Gonzaga 26-7 166 —
23. Notre Dame 22-12 122 —
24. Florida State 25-10 61 15
24. Texas 20-14 61 —
Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 58, VCU 40, Cincinnati 33, Murray State 30, Kansas State 13, Saint Mary’s 11, New Mexico 10, Tennessee 10, Minnesota 9, Pittsburgh 9, Marquette 8, Stanford 7, Butler 6, Oklahoma State 6, Colorado State 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Drexel 2, Georgia 2, Miami 2, Saint Joseph’s 2, Marshall 1.
football
National Football League
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 3 3 0 .500 133 141
New England 3 3 0 .500 188 137
Miami 3 3 0 .500 120 117
Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 137 192
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 5 1 0 .833 173 115
Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 100 145
Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 114 204
Jacksonville 1 4 0 .200 65 138
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 5 1 0 .833 161 118
Cincinnati 3 3 0 .500 149 163
Pittsburgh 2 3 0 .400 116 115
Cleveland 1 5 0 .167 134 163
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 3 3 0 .500 170 138
San Diego 3 3 0 .500 148 137
Oakland 1 4 0 .200 87 148
Kansas City 1 5 0 .167 104 183
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 4 2 0 .667 178 114
Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 103 125
Washington 3 3 0 .500 178 173
Dallas 2 3 0 .400 94 119
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Atlanta 6 0 0 1.000 171 113
Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 120 101
Carolina 1 4 0 .200 92 125
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 141 154
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 4 1 0 .800 149 71
Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 146 117
Green Bay 3 3 0 .500 154 135
Detroit 2 3 0 .400 126 137
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 4 2 0 .667 110 97
San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 152 94
Seattle 4 2 0 .667 110 93
St. Louis 3 3 0 .500 110 111
Thursday’s Game
Tennessee 26, Pittsburgh 23
Sunday’s Games
Atlanta 23, Oakland 20
Tampa Bay 38, Kansas City 10
N.Y. Jets 35, Indianapolis 9
Cleveland 34, Cincinnati 24
Detroit 26, Philadelphia 23, OT
Miami 17, St. Louis 14
Baltimore 31, Dallas 29
Buffalo 19, Arizona 16, OT
Seattle 24, New England 23
N.Y. Giants 26, San Francisco 3
Washington 38, Minnesota 26
Green Bay 42, Houston 24
Open: Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville, New Orleans
Monday’s Game
Denver 35, San Diego 24
Thursday, Oct. 18
Seattle at San Francisco, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 21
Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Green Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Houston, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Carolina, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m.
Open: Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego
Monday, Oct. 22
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday
No. 2 Oregon at Arizona State, 9 p.m.
Saturday
No. 1 Alabama at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Florida vs. No. 9 South Carolina, 3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Kansas State at No. 17 West Virginia, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. BYU, 3:30 p.m.
No. 6 LSU at No. 20 Texas A&M, Noon
No. 7 Ohio State vs. Purdue, Noon
No. 8 Oregon State vs. Utah, 10:30 p.m.
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. Kansas, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Southern Cal vs. Colorado, 6 p.m.
No. 12 Florida State at Miami, 8 p.m.
No. 13 Georgia at Kentucky, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Clemson vs. Virginia Tech, Noon
No. 15 Mississippi State vs. Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Louisville vs. USF, 3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Texas Tech at TCU, 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 Rutgers at Temple, Noon
No. 21 Cincinnati at Toledo, 7 p.m.
No. 22 Stanford at California, 3 p.m.
No. 23 Michigan vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m.
No. 24 Boise State vs. UNLV, 3:30 p.m.
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Schedule
x-non-points race
Feb. 18 — x-Budweiser Shootout (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 23 — x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 27 — Daytona 500 (Matt Kenseth)
March 4 — Subway Fresh Fit 500 (Denny
Hamlin)
March 11 — Kobalt Tools 400 (Tony Stewart)
March 18 — Food City 500 (Brad Keselowski)
March 25 — Auto Club 400 (Tony Stewart)
April 1 — Goody's Fast Relief 500 (Ryan
Newman)
April 14 — Samsung Mobile 500 (Greg Biffle)
April 22 — STP 400 (Denny Hamlin)
April 28 — Capital City 400 (Kyle Busch)
May 6 — Aaron's 499, (Brad Keselowski)
May 12 — Bojangles' Southern 500, (Jimmie
Johnson)
S.C.
May 19 — x-Sprint Showdown, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
May 19 — x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race,
Jimmie Johnson
May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, (Kasey Kahne)
June 3 — FedEx 400, (Jimie Johnson)
June 10 — Pocono 400, (Joey Logano)
June 17 — Michigan 400, (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, (Clint Bowyer)
June 30 — Quaker State 400, (Brad Keselowski)
July 7 — Coke Zero 400 (Tony Stewart)
July 15 — Lenox Industrial Tools 301 (Kasey Kahne)
July 29 — Brickyard 400 (Jimmie Johnson)
Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, (Jeff Gordon)
Aug. 12 — NASCAR at The Glen, (Marcos
Ambrose)
Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, (Greg Biffle)
Aug. 25 — Irwin Tools Night Race, (Denny Hamlin)
Sep. 2 — AdvoCare 500, (Denny Hamlin)
Sep. 8 — Wonderful Pistachios 400, (Clint Bowyer)
Sep. 16 — GEICO 400, (Brad Keselowski)
Sep. 23 — Sylvania 300, (Denny Hamlin)
Sep. 30 — AAA 400, (Brad Kesekowski)
Oct. 7 — Good Sam Club 500, (Matt Kenseth)
Oct. 13 — Bank of America 500, (Clint Bowyer)
Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City,
Kan.
Oct. 28 — TUMS Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway,
Va.
Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
Points Leaders
1. Brad Keselowski, 2,214.
2. Jimmie Johnson, 2,207.
3. Denny Hamlin, 2,199.
4. Clint Bowyer, 2,186.
5. Kasey Kahne, 2,179.
6. Greg Biffle, 2,171.
7. Martin Truex Jr., 2,165.
8. Tony Stewart, 2,164.
9. Jeff Gordon, 2,164.
10. Kevin Harvick, 2,158.
11. Matt Kenseth, 2,147.
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,128.
13. Kyle Busch, 951.
Transactions
Wednesday’s Sports Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX-Claimed RHP Sandy Rosario off waivers from Miami. Designated OF Che-Hsuan Lin for assignment.
DETROIT TIGERS-Traded RHP Marcelo Carreno to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier trade.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Activated 2B Chris Getz from the 15-day DL.
TEXAS RANGERS-Reinstated RHP Tyler Tufts from the 15-day DL and assigned him outright to Round Rock (PCL).
TORONTO BLUE JAYS-Claimed OF Scott Cousins off waivers from Miami and RHP Cory Wade from the N.Y. Yankees.
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Fired first base coach Eric Young. Reassigned coach Wilson Vallera to other duties within the organization.
MIAMI MARLINS-Assigned INF Nick Green, INF Donnie Murphy and INF Gil Velazquez outright to New Orleans (PCL).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Announced RHP Livan Hernandez and C Yorvit Torrealba have refused outright assignments and elected to become free agents. Selected the contract of RHP Jesus Sanchez from Nashville (PCL).
NEW YORK METS-Activated LHP Johan Santana from the 15-day DL. Assigned OF Fred Lewis outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Announced C Rob Johnson refused outright assignment and elected to become a free agent.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
SACRAMENTO KINGS-Exercised third-year options on C DeMarcus Cousins and G Jimmer Fredette.
TORONTO RAPTORS-Exercised their fourth-year option on F Ed Davis.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS-Placed LB Ray Lewis on injured reserve-designated to return. Signed LB Josh Byrnes from the practice squad.
CAROLINA PANTHERS-Released G Bryant Browning from the practice squad. Signed T Ray Dominguez to the practice squad.
CHICAGO BEARS-Released LB Aston Whiteside from the practice squad. Signed T Cory Brandon to the practice squad.
CLEVELAND BROWNS-Named Joe Banner chief executive officer.
DETROIT LIONS-Signed G Pat Boyle to the practice squad.
GREEN BAY PACKERS-Signed WR Jeremy Ross and DE Drew Vanderlin to the practice squad. Placed LB D.J. Smith on injured reserve.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Released TE Zach Miller.
MIAMI DOLPHINS-Released DE Louis Nzegwu from the practice squad. Signed LB Joe Holland to the practice squad.
NEW YORK JETS-Waived FB John Conner with an injury settlement. Signed LB Marcus Dowtin from the practice squad. Signed CB Donnie Fletcher to the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DALLAS STARS-Assigned D Hubert Labrie to Idaho (ECHL).
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS-Assigned F Sam Carrick to Idaho (ECHL).
TULSA OILERS-Waived F Derek Graham.
COLLEGE
EAST CAROLINA-Named Austin Morgan volunteer assistant baseball coach.
LA SALLE-Named Pam Mancini assistant director of athletic development and Anthony Giacometti athletic development assistant.
